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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 8 May 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 8 May 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 8 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 8 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 8 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the death rate for cancer was in (a) males and (b) females under 75 years of age in each year since 1976. | | (68832) | 2
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in occupational pension schemes who will opt out of private healthcare provision in order to avoid it being taxed as a benefit in kind following the recent changes in the tax treatment of such provision. | | (69283) | 3
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to be raised in the tax year 2006-07 from the decision to treat employer contributions to private medical schemes for people in retirement as a benefit in kind. | | (69284) | 4
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the 10 areas with the (a) highest and (b) lowest rates of infant mortality; and if he will make a statement. | | (69334) | 5
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public sector employees were covered by final salary pension schemes in (a) 1997 and (b) 2005. | | (69457) | 6
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to prevent abuse of the new £25,000 income disregard rule in tax credit assessments. | | (69160) | 7
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional staff have been brought in to the tax credit call centres to deal with the current annual declarations. | | (69161) | 8
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69059) | 9
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69060) | 10
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Treasury Ministers on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69061) | 11
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions Treasury Ministers stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69062) | 12
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his private office. | | (69063) | 13
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last three years. | | (69064) | 14
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (69065) | 15
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (69066) | 16
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69067) | 17
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69068) | 18
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Pre-Budget statement of 5th December 2005, Official Report, column 613, by what means pensioners not in receipt of pension credit can gain access to financial assistance with the costs of home insulation; how much he has allocated to this scheme; who is responsible for administering the scheme; how many pensioners have so far taken up this entitlement; and if he will make a statement. | | (69612) | 19
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria HM Revenue and Customs uses in determining that GPs are regarded as self-employed for tax purposes; and if he will make a statement. | | (69617) | 20
N | Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) International Monetary Fund and (b) World Bank on its policy on opening up markets in developing nations. | | (68535) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 21
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Registrar General's Analysis of tentative proposals made by National Archives to release 1911 Census records in advance of 2012, dated 18th February 2004, together with the associated correspondence with her Department about the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (69254) | 22
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Registrar General's conclusion, dated 18th February 2004, regarding the effect of the release of the 1911 Census before 2012 on public trust in statistical confidentiality; and if she will make a statement. | | (69255) | 23
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the Registrar General's proposal, dated 18th February 2004, to enshrine a 100-year census closure rule in primary legislation and (b) the implications for that proposal of the principles of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if she will make a statement. | | (69256) | 24
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list leaders of political parties represented at Westminister to whom the Lord Chancellor has written seeking views on elements of a reporting regime of loans received further to the Lord Chancellor's statement in the House of Lords on 20th March. | | (68781) | 25
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many parents with custody of their children have been prosecuted for contempt of court in relation to a breach of child contact orders in each of the last five years. | | (69357) | 26
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many child contact orders have returned to court due to alleged breaches in each of the last five years. | | (69381) | 27
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, by what means her Department is notified of a recommendation for deportation after conviction of a defendant in court; what steps her Department takes thereafter; and if she will make a statement. | | (68949) | 28
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many applications for financial review have been made in each year since 1990; how many cases the High Court agreed to hear in each year; and in how many cases it found against the Government. | | (68423) | 29
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in her Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69023) | 30
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, on how many occasions Ministers of State in her Department stayed overnight in (a) five-star, (b) four-star and (c) three-star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69024) | 31
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department have stayed overnight in (i) five-star, (ii) four-star and (iii) three-star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69025) | 32
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69026) | 33
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department. | | (69027) | 34
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowances and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in her private office in each of the last five years. | | (69028) | 35
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in her Department in each of the last three years. | | (69029) | 36
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what opportunitites exist for people to work beyond retirement age in her Department. | | (69030) | 37
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of her private office staff are (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69031) | 38
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of the staff in her Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69032) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 39
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the National Strategy for Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links; how much her Department has (a) allocated and (b) plans to allocate to the initiative; and if she will list those schools which will take part in the initiative. | | (68846) | 40
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list those (a) Acts and (b) parts of Acts which received Royal Assent between 1976 and 2006 and for which her Department has policy responsibility which remain in force. | | (68847) | 41
N | Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps were taken by Arts Council England to prevent the arts organisation The Public in West Bromwich from going into administration. | | (68421) | 42
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what activities the Government is planning to mark the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union. | | (69202) | 43
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role Ministers had in (a) devising and (b) approving the scheme for Sport England North West to distribute lottery funds to firms and organisations to enable them to encourage their employees to be healthier. | | (68533) | 44
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what involvement (a) the Minister for Sport and (b) other Ministers in her Department have had with Sport England North West's pilot project to distribute funds to improve the fitness of employees. | | (68792) | 45
N | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Arts Council are taking to ensure that the objectives of its charter are being met in discussions on the future of The Public's arts building in West Bromwich. | | (68422) | 46
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to implement the recommendation in the Preventing Extremism Together report to set up a unit to monitor the representation of Islam in the media. | | (69288) | 47
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) on-licenced and (b) off-licensed premises have lost their licences in each of the last five years. | | (69403) | 48
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in her Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69119) | 49
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions Ministers of State in her Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69120) | 50
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69121) | 51
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department staying overnight in (i) mainlaind Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69122) | 52
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department. | | (69123) | 53
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in her private office in each of the last five years. | | (69124) | 54
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in her Department in each of the last three years. | | (69125) | 55
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in her Department. | | (69126) | 56
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of her private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69127) | 57
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of the staff in her Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69128) | 58
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in providing a manual of facilities identified as suitable for training camps by National Olympic and Paralympic Committees for the Olympic Games in 2012. | | (68848) | 59
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in providing interested organisations with the guidelines and requirements for training camps for the run up to the Olympic Games in 2012. | | (68849) | 60
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been paid by the Arts Council to the consultant Paul Lamb in connection with his work for the arts organisation The Public in West Bromwich in each of the last 10 years. | | (69133) | 61
| Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 27th February 2006, Official Report, columns 214-5W, on the London Olympics, what the most recent estimate made by KPMG is of the cost of the 2012 Olympics. | | (69425) | 62
| Mark Tami (Alyn & Deeside):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who the lead officer was from the Arts Council responsible for liaison on the construction of the building to house the Arts Organisation, the Public based in West Bromwich. | | (69531) | 63
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council England has paid the firm Robin and Gorringe in relation to the arts organisation, the Public in West Bromwich, in each of the last 10 years. | | (69179) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 64
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many casualties were treated by 202 Field Hospital during the period 18th March to 18th May 2003; and how many were classed as injured in combat. | | (68478) | 65
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many casualties were treated by 33 Field Hospital in the period 18th March 2003 to 18th May 2003; and how many of those were classed as injured in combat. | | (69450) | 66
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 4W, on Colombia, if he will list the evaluation criteria for each type of training provided to the Colombian armed forces. | | (69427) | 67
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 4W, on Colombia, by what criteria the level and nature of UK millitary assistance and training to Colombia is reviewed. | | (69428) | 68
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of chartering merchant vessels for activities connected with (a) the Falklands War 1982, (b) the Gulf War 1991 and (c) the Iraq War 2003. | | (65525) | 69
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16th February 2006, Official Report, column 2208W, on the merchant fleet, what the (a) year of use and (b) type of vessel was in each case. | | (65526) | 70
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-industrial civil servants from his Department are based in Northern Ireland; and how many will be offered redundancy over the next 12 months. | | (68427) | 71
N | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the Joint Strike Fighter project; and whether the project is on schedule. | | (68939) | 72
N | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in the negotiations to secure the UK's rights to the source codes of the Joint Strike Fighter; and if he will make a statement. | | (68940) | 73
N | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are plans to procure further Astute Class submarines beyond Astute, Ambush and Artful. | | (68941) | 74
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for a permanent commemorative memorial to (a) the crew of HMS Sheffield and (b) other Royal Navy personnel on the 25th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Sheffield; and if he will make a statement. | | (69663) | 75
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials from his Department are seconded to private companies, broken down by (a) grade and (b) private company; and what costs have been incurred by his Department as a result of the secondments. | | (69290) | 76
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many counsellors are employed by each of HM armed forces; and for how many hours per week. | | (69291) | 77
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of servicemen and women who have visted an armed forces counsellor in each of the last 12 months. | | (69292) | 78
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flight movements were carried out at between 250 and 100 feet in the Central Wales Tactical Training Area between 1993 and 2005. | | (69485) | 79
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what geographical area makes up the Central Wales Tactical Training Area. | | (69486) | 80
N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission concerning the provision of postal and proxy voting forms to members of the armed forces in advance of the Scottish parliamentary election in 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (69320) | 81
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69109) | 82
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Ministers of State in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69110) | 83
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69111) | 84
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69112) | 85
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (69113) | 86
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69114) | 87
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (69115) | 88
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (69116) | 89
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69117) | 90
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69118) | 91
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his assessment is of the advances in military technology claimed by Iran during recent military operations in the Straits of Hormuz; and if he will make a statement. | | (69164) | 92
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the proliferation risks associated with the former Iraqi nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (69166) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 93
| Ed Balls (Normanton):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people in (a) England and (b) West Yorkshire are receiving council tax rebates for improving the energy efficiency of their homes. | | (69467) | 94
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the impact on response times of the move to individual integrated risk management plans for the fire and rescue services in England. | | (69603) | 95
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 15th March 2006, Official Report, columns 2374-5W, on the Newcastle/Gateshead Pathfinder, if he will place in the Library the strategic commission plans, programmes and budget allocations for each strategic commission area of the Newcastle/Gateshead Housing Market Pathfinder. | | (69306) | 96
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff members employed by each local authority Fire and Rescue Service are members of the (a) Retained Firefighters' Union and (b) Fire Officers' Association; and what mechanism he uses to verify the number. | | (69170) | 97
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many tenders Rise Associates have submitted to his Department in each of the last five years; and how many were successful. | | (69157) | 98
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many contracts his Department holds with Rise Associates which have a potential duration of five years or more. | | (69158) | 99
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many applications for regeneration monies have been submitted by Rise Associates to his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what the value is of those which were successful. | | (69159) | 100
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) full-time and (b) retained firefighters have (i) been employed and (ii) taken early retirement in the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Fire Authority in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (69046) | 101
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the National Audit Office has calculated a final liability for Colchester Borough Council for its investigation into the 2003-04 accounts; when Colchester Borough Council will be charged for this amount; and if he will make a statement. | | (68907) | 102
| Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the Study of English Housing cost in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (69279) | 103
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total cost was of his overnight accommodation on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69049) | 104
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69050) | 105
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69051) | 106
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69052) | 107
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his private office. | | (69053) | 108
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69054) | 109
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (69055) | 110
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (69056) | 111
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69057) | 112
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69058) | 113
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much of the Community Infrastructure Fund has been allocated; and how much remains to be allocated. | | (68775) | 114
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will announce further allocations from the Community Infrastructure Fund. | | (68776) | 115
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will announce the funding for the Rushenden Link Road. | | (68906) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 116
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Education (Nutritional Standards for School Lunches) (England) Regulations 2000. | | (68833) | 117
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999; if he will amend the regulations to provide for free bottled mineral water for use in school dining halls; and if he will make a statement. | | (68834) | 118
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will bring forward legislation for mandatory (a) nutrient and (b) compositional standards for school meals, including maximum and minimum levels for (i) fat, (ii) sugar, (iii) salt, (iv) vitamins and (v) minerals; and if he will make a statement. | | (68835) | 119
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the operation of section (a) 512, (b) 512ZB and (c) 512A of the Education Act 1996; what recent representations he has received on the operation of these sections; if he will place in the Library copies of such representations; and whether he plans (i) to amend and (ii) to repeal these sections. | | (68836) | 120
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Education (Transfer of Functions concerning School Lunches etc.) (England) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2164). | | (68837) | 121
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will take steps to improve physical education in schools during (a) the current and (b) 2006-07 school year; and if he will make a statement. | | (69138) | 122
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the strategies introduced by his Department to support and enhance food education in schools; if he will introduce further professional development for teachers in this area; and if he will make a statement. | | (69139) | 123
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the (a) Acts and (b) parts of Acts which received Royal Assent between 1976 and 2006 and for which his Department has policy responsibility and which remain in force. | | (69140) | 124
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent steps he has (a) taken and (b) plans to take to encourage the sale of healthy foods from vending machines in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in (A) Southend and (B) England; and if he will make a statement. | | (69621) | 125
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that the dispute between the University and Colleges Employees Association and the Association of University Teachers does not adversely affect students taking final examinations this year. | | (68932) | 126
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was of each information campaign run by his Department since 1997. | | (69524) | 127
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many independent children's homes are registered. | | (69335) | 128
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) planned and (b) unannounced inspections of independent children's homes took place in 2005. | | (69336) | 129
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children's homes have (a) closed and (b) been de-registered by the Commission for Social Care Inspection in each of the last three years. | | (69337) | 130
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research the Commission for Social Care Inspection has carried out in the last three years into the effects of clustering of independent children's homes. | | (69338) | 131
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding his Department has allocated to the establishment of a national data list for all children in the UK; and how much has been spent to date. | | (69349) | 132
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the timetable is for the completion of the national children's database. | | (69350) | 133
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new Sure Start centres his Department plans to open by the end of 2008. | | (69351) | 134
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the budget for Sure Start will be in 2008-09, expressed in terms of funds (a) per Sure Start centre and (b) per head of anticipated child users. | | (69352) | 135
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectivenes of school-home support organisations in reducing truancy. | | (69389) | 136
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to review the eligibility of young carers undertaking more than 21 hours of supervised study to claim carers' allowance. | | (69390) | 137
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of young carers undertaking supervised study in excess of 21 hours each week. | | (69391) | 138
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March 2006 to the hon. Member for Peterborough, Official Report, columns 1483-4W, on teachers' pay, what progress has been made in consideration of the issues arising from the consultation on enabling teachers to access tax-beneficial schemes. | | (68952) | 139
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action his Department is taking to address the boycott of assessment and examination activity called for by the Association of University Teachers. | | (68850) | 140
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of a continued boycott of assessment and examination activity by further and higher education teachers on initiatives to increase the enrolment of overseas students at English universities. | | (68851) | 141
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many educational psychologist posts are unfilled; and what estimate he has made of the likely ratio of trained educational psychologists to posts over the next five years. | | (69582) | 142
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many educational psychologists have been trained in England in each of the past 10 years; and what the cost of their training was in each year. | | (69583) | 143
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the British Psychological Society on the funding of the training of educational and clinical psychologists. | | (69584) | 144
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost to his Department of the training of an educational psychologist (a) was in 2005 and (b) is expected to be in each of the next three years. | | (69585) | 145
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he has taken to ensure that local authorities provide sufficient resources for the training of educational psychologists. | | (69586) | 146
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what resources he plans to make available over the next five years for the training of educational psychologists. | | (69587) | 147
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with bus operators on developing innovative dedicated transport facilities for children's journeys to schools. | | (69589) | 148
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage more efficient and sustainable transportation of children to school. | | (69592) | 149
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many local authorities have made bids for funding to pilot new systems of transport for school children in their area. | | (69593) | 150
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with environmental organisations on the steps necessary to create a more sustainable system of school transport. | | (69594) | 151
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what ring-fenced resources have been allocated in 2006-07 to encourage local authorities to develop innovative systems of school transport. | | (69596) | 152
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69033) | 153
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on how many occasions Ministers of State in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69034) | 154
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels s in each of the last three years. | | (69035) | 155
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69036) | 156
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (69037) | 157
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69038) | 158
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (69039) | 159
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (69040) | 160
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69041) | 161
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69042) | 162
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to address the issue of children (a) in local authority care and (b) on the Child Protection Register going missing; and what information his Department collects from local authorities to assist in the work in each case. | | (68794) | 163
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils are being taught in temporary classrooms in each school in the East Riding of Yorkshire; how many pupils he expects to be being taught in such classrooms at the start of the 2006-07 academic year; and if he will make a statement. | | (69318) | 164
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the risk to life posed by fires in schools. | | (69556) | 165
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost of fire damage to schools. | | (69557) | 166
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make fire sprinklers obligatory in all new build and refurbished schools. | | (69558) | 167
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils achieved five or more A* to C grades at GCSE in (a) 1997 and (b) 2006 in (i) Swindon and (ii) England. | | (69044) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 168
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the (a) five a day and (b) school fruit and vegetable scheme. | | (68844) | 169
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Health and (b) Education and Skills about reducing obesity in (i) schools and (ii) young people; and if he will make a statement. | | (68845) | 170
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government has made during 2006 in meeting the targets of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (69153) | 171
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on the operation of (a) section one and (b) section two of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000; what recent representations he has received on the operation of the Act; if he will place in the Library copies of such representations; and whether he plans (i) to amend and (ii) to repeal this Act. | | (69154) | 172
N | Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which body is responsible for regulating the activities of animal rendering plants, with particular reference to John Pointon and Sons, Felthouse Lane, Cheddleton near Leek, Staffordshire. | | (67580) | 173
N | Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedure companies wishing to apply for a permit for animal carcas rendering are required to follow on the expiry of existing permits issued by local authorities. | | (67581) | 174
N | Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which (a) registration and (b) regulations govern prosecutions for creating a nuisance involving foul odours; and which body is responsible for pursuing such a prosecution. | | (67613) | 175
N | Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will seek to legislate to require animal carcasses to be transported in (a) sealed and (b) refrigerated lorries. | | (67614) | 176
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the £600,000 provided by the Chewing Gum Action Group will be divided between the pilot areas; and how the pilot areas are dividing their funding between advertising, alternative disposal and enforcement related measures. | | (68777) | 177
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Chewing Gum Action Group pilots in 2006 will differ from the pilot campaigns carried out in 2005 in terms of the techniques employed to reduce gum litter. | | (68778) | 178
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria will be used to measure success in the Chewing Gum Action Group pilot areas in 2006. | | (68779) | 179
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the flights taken by Ministers in his Department since 2001; and what measures to offset the carbon emissions were taken for each flight. | | (68938) | 180
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to meet representatives of the dairy industry to discuss options other than live export for the marketing of UK dairy-bred calves; and if he will make a statement. | | (69252) | 181
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the importation of veal which has been reared in crates; and if he will make a statement. | | (69253) | 182
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will answer Question 54634 tabled by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South on 24th February 2006. | | (69666) | 183
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the occasions on which he indicated (a) in public and (b) to the House that payments under the Single Payments Scheme would be met before the legal deadline. | | (69521) | 184
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has asked the European Commission for an extension to the UK deadline for payments under the Single Payments Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (69560) | 185
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated cost to date to the industry is of delays in payment of single farm payments. | | (69561) | 186
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms are affected by the delay in payment of single farm payments. | | (69562) | 187
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are being taken by his Department to facilitate payments due under the Single Payment Scheme by extending the permitted time frame; and if he will make a statement. | | (69564) | 188
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost has been to (a) his Department and (b) IT companies supplying his Department of the IT problems associated with late payments of single farm payments. | | (69565) | 189
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what provision the Government has made to reimburse farmers for the interest incurred due to delays in paying the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement. | | (68901) | 190
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had on compensation for farmers' creditors in relation to delayed single farm payments. | | (68902) | 191
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had on deferring of the deadline for applications to the Rural Payments Agency for single farm payments. | | (68929) | 192
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been sent a set of application forms for payments in 2006 by the Rural Payments Agency; how many completed applications have been returned; and how many forms remain to be issued. | | (68930) | 193
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had concerning the position of those who are yet to receive their Single Farm Payments but are expected to submit their application forms for the following year by 15th May; and if he will make a statement. | | (69529) | 194
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the amount of carbon emissions produced by the use of the RAF Queen's Flight to fly from his constituency to London. | | (68799) | 195
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the amount of carbon emissions produced by a train journey from Derby to London. | | (68800) | 196
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the EU on the extension of the Single Farm Payment. | | (68953) | 197
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in Bridgwater constituency are entitled to single farm payments; and what total amount had been paid in single farm payments to farmers in that constituency at 1st May. | | (68954) | 198
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the long-term plan is for the payment of the single farm payment. | | (68955) | 199
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what help is given to farmers to help with problems in filling in single farm payment forms. | | (68956) | 200
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the performance target is of the Rural Payments Agency for the time taken from receipt of an application for a claim form for the 2006-07 Single Payments Scheme to the despatch of the form to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the progress being made by the Agency towards meeting that target. | | (68862) | 201
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many telephone calls have been made to the Rural Payments Agency's Customer Service Centre on or since 13th April 2006 to report the non-receipt of claim forms for the 2006-07 Single Payments Scheme. | | (68867) | 202
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many telephone calls have been made to the Rural Payments Agency's Customer Service Centre in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) the period commencing 13th April 2006; how many calls in each period have gone unanswered; and if he will make a statement. | | (68868) | 203
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many requests the Rural Payments Agency received (a) before 13th April 2006 and (b) on or since 13th April 2006 for claim forms for the 2006-07 Single Payment Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (68879) | 204
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many claim forms for the 2006-07 Single Payments Scheme (a) were sent by the Rural Payments Agency to potential applicants before 13th April 2006 and (b) have been sent on or since 13th April 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (68880) | 205
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of potential applicants under the 2006-07 Single Payments Scheme to whom the Rural Payments Agency did not send a claim form before 13th April 2006 having been asked to do so; and if he will make a statement. | | (68881) | 206
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what schemes are being promoted by his Department to provide (a) low cost water butts and (b) other water reduction devices in areas of England subject to hosepipe bans. | | (69380) | 207
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was awarded as compensation for the loss of Icelandic fishing, broken down by port of origin of recipient; how many individuals received awards; how much was deducted from compensation payable for ex-gratia redundancy payments; and how many fishermen were subject to such deductions. | | (69137) | 208
N | Albert Owen (Ynys Môn):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on the poultry industry of cases of avian influenza being identified in the UK. | | (68542) | 209
N | Albert Owen (Ynys Môn):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on financial support for poultry farmers in other EU countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (68543) | 210
N | Albert Owen (Ynys Môn):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support has been given to assist the poultry industry in the UK to deal with the effects on sales as a result of avian influenza. | | (68547) | 211
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69089) | 212
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69090) | 213
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions Ministers of state in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69091) | 214
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69092) | 215
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69093) | 216
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (69094) | 217
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69095) | 218
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (69096) | 219
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (69097) | 220
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69098) | 221
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Japanese government following its ban on British poultry products. | | (68648) | 222
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what compensation is available for Norfolk poultry farmers whose poultry has been culled as a consequence of the outbreak of the H7N3 virus. | | (68649) | 223
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when (a) an interim and (b) the full Single Payment Scheme payment will be made to Mr David Diamond of South Brent (holding number 10/296/025); and if he will meet Mr Diamond to discuss the reasons for delays in payment. | | (68331) | 224
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints have been received from farmers in the East Riding of Yorkshire regarding the single farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (69319) | 225
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to increase local authority access to means of detecting and locating the source of low-frequency noise. | | (68866) | 226
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) grants are available and (b) assistance is offered by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies for the promotion of education about recycling; and if he will make a statement. | | (69205) | 227
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average infection rate is for the (a) H7 and (b) H5N1 strains of avian influenza. | | (69410) | 228
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information he has received on the infection rate in other countries where there has been an outbreak of the H7 strain of avian influenza. | | (69411) | 229
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the infection rate was in each UK outbreak of the H7 strain of avian influenza in the last 30 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (69412) | 230
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which recommendations from the report of the Independent Review of Avian Quarantine have been implemented. | | (69413) | 231
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what testing methods are used by the UK Government to detect (a) the H7 strain of avian influenza, (b) the H5N1 strain of avian influenza and (c) other strains of avian influenza; what information he has received on the methods used in other countries in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (69414) | 232
N | Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the socio-economic implications of the decision to reduce financial support for the Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research. | | (68245) | 233
N | Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) his Ministerial colleagues have had with (i) the Welsh Assembly Government and (ii) the Secretary of State for Wales on the socio-economic impact of the decision to reduce financial support for the Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research. | | (68249) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 234
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list the individuals who are not UK citizens who in the period 1st January 2004 to 30th April 2005 were awarded honours; and what (a) the date of announcement, (b) the honour and (c) the reason for the award was in each case. | | (68480) | 235
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list the countries her Department has classified as having an offensive biological warfare capability in the last 30 years, indicating in each case whether that capability is assessed to be (a) current, (b) dormant and (c) destroyed; and whether, in each case, the country in question is a signatory to the Biological Weapons Convention 1972. | | (69451) | 236
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the capacity of Russia to produce biological weapons; and what stores of such weapons she assesses Russia holds, with particular reference to (a) smallpox and (b) genetically modified smallpox. | | (69452) | 237
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the UK Government is taking to protect the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners in China. | | (69180) | 238
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make representations to the authorities in Pakistan to commute the death sentence on Mr Miza Tahir Hussain; and if she will make a statement. | | (68935) | 239
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16th April 2006, Official Report, column 75W, on Colombia, in what ways (a) the UK has re-aligned its project assistance and (b) the EU has re-aligned Commission project assistance to match the UN recommendations on Colombia. | | (69426) | 240
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will take steps to place the situation in Burma on the agenda of the UN Security Council; and what assistance the UK Government offers to pro-democracy groups in Burma. | | (68643) | 241
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will meet representatives of Christian Solidarity Worldwide to discuss the care of Mr Son Jong Nam, sentenced to death in North Korea. | | (68644) | 242
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th April 2006, Official Report, column 860W, on arms exports, on how many occasions since 1997 the Government has received information from (a) its overseas posts and (b) a non-governmental organisation that British defence exports have been diverted that has led to the Government revoking an export licence from a UK defence manufacturer; and if she will make a statement. | | (68263) | 243
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th April 2006, Official Report, column 860W, on arms exports, with what frequency reviews of risk assessments specific to an export licence are carried out by the UK Government after an export licence is granted to a UK defence manufacturer; how many staff are engaged in carrying out such reviews with regard to (a) Israel and (b) Saudi Arabia; and if she will make a statement. | | (68264) | 244
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood and its official organisations since September 2001; and if she will make a statement. | | (69262) | 245
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in what capacity Mr Mockbul Ali is employed to advise the Foreign Office; what level of security clearance he has; and what vetting procedures were undertaken before he was offered employment. | | (69286) | 246
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice her Department sought from (a) the Cabinet Secretary and (b) other senior civil servants on the employment of Mr Mockbul Ali following his employment by the Labour Party. | | (69289) | 247
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 92W, on Uganda, what assessment she has made of President Museveni's comments regarding the effect of aid donors' decisions on the building of two dams on the power shortage in Uganda; and if she will make a statement. | | (69293) | 248
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her assessment is of the statements by the Ugandan authorities that the President of the Forum for Democratic Change is associated with the Lords Resistance Army; and if she will make a statement. | | (69273) | 249
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British subjects are serving prison sentences in other EU countries. | | (69600) | 250
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in her Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69069) | 251
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions Ministers of State in her Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69070) | 252
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69071) | 253
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69072) | 254
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department. | | (69073) | 255
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in her private office in each of the last five years. | | (69074) | 256
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in her Department in each of the last three years. | | (69075) | 257
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in her Department. | | (69076) | 258
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of her private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69077) | 259
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of the staff in her Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69078) | 260
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she has received representations regarding the risk of nuclear contamination affecting civilians in Iraq; and if she will make a statement. | | (69165) | 261
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has received regarding the safety of UK personnel operating in the West Bank and Gaza. | | (69167) | 262
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she first learnt of the Iranian government's claim that it had successfully enriched a certain quantity of uranium to 3.6 per cent.; and if she will make a statement. | | (69168) | 263
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on Iranian accession to the World Trade Organisation. | | (69176) | 264
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Quartet counterparts regarding Russia's decision to fund the new Palestinian Authority; and if she will make a statement. | | (69177) | 265
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart regarding the US proposal to freeze the assets of those involved in the 2005 assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafiq Hariri; and if she will make a statement. | | (69178) | 266
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she has received representations regarding the possible sale of Russian military technology by Belarus to Iran; and if she will make a statement. | | (69196) | 267
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the status of the Russian proposal for an offshore nuclear fuel supply arrangement with Iran. | | (69197) | 268
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has received about Iranian involvement in Lebanon; and if she will make a statement. | | (69198) | 269
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27th February 2006, Official Report, column 304W, on Iran, what assessment she has made of Iranian financial support to Hamas since the January 2006 Palestinian legislative elections; and if she will make a statement. | | (69305) | 270
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps have been taken to assess the (a) security needs and (b) continuing role of NATO forces in Kosovo; and what the British involvement will be in the EU planning team in Kosovo. | | (69472) | 271
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment of the human rights conditions in Belarus she has undertaken since the recent attack on Mikola Kalinin. | | (69473) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 272
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioner surgeries in (a) England and (b) Hackney North and Stoke Newington are operating appointment booking systems by which appointments may only be booked a certain maximum time in advance. | | (69200) | 273
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the financial recovery plan for health trusts in London will be in place; and what measures have been adopted to ensure that it will be fair and transparent. | | (69533) | 274
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the NHS financial recovery plan; and whether those organisations which have been asked to reduce spending will receive a clear indication of how funding levels will be restored over an agreed period. | | (69534) | 275
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether guidance has been issued to London health organisations seeking financial support under the financial recovery plan on (a) the actions they must take and (b) the consequences of not complying. | | (69535) | 276
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on her Department's Cancer Plan. | | (68830) | 277
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the five most common causes of lung cancer are in England. | | (68831) | 278
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department has (a) taken and (b) plans to take to improve (i) parents' and (ii) children's understanding of the benefits of healthy living; and if she will make a statement. | | (68838) | 279
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in implementing her Department's White Paper Choosing health: making healthy choices easier. | | (68839) | 280
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on Standard 1 of the National Service Framework for Children and Young People and Maternity Services in England. | | (68840) | 281
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was allocated by her Department to pilot projects targeting public health, including those relating to obesity, in each of the last two years; how much is projected to be allocated during the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (68841) | 282
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and (b) Education and Skills about reducing obesity in (i) schools and (ii) young people; and if she will make a statement. | | (68842) | 283
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions she has had with the British Medical Association on the prevention of childhood obesity; and if she will make a statement. | | (68843) | 284
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to (i) assist people who are obese and (ii) encourage people to take action to reduce obesity; and if she will make a statement. | | (69141) | 285
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list those (a) Acts and (b) parts of Acts which received Royal Assent between 1976 and 2006 and for which her Department has policy responsibility which remain in force. | | (69142) | 286
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking (a) to raise awareness and (b) to promote the use of photodynamic therapy for skin cancer patients. | | (68771) | 287
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to ask the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to issue further guidance on the use of photodynamic therapy for skin cancer pateints. | | (68772) | 288
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of (a) the relative costs and (b) the patient benefits of (i) photodynamic therapy treatment and (ii) other treatment options for skin cancer patients. | | (68773) | 289
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to commission research into the efficacy of photodynamic therapy for skin cancer patients. | | (68774) | 290
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Skills about the review of specialised commissioning. | | (69309) | 291
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if a Minister in her Department will meet a delegation of hon. Members, speech and language therapists and parents to discuss the future of the Nuffield Speech and Language Unit. | | (69310) | 292
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which interested parties will be consulted as part of her Department's review of specialised commissioning; and over what time period the review will take place. | | (69311) | 293
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the arrangements to publicise the public consultation on the future of the Nuffield Speech and Language Unit; and what discussions she has had since 25th April 2006 with the Royal Free Hospital on its conduct of that consultation. | | (69312) | 294
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her review of specialised commissioning arrangements has included consultation with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. | | (69313) | 295
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of 25th April 2006, Official Report, column 549, how many of the 100 extra speech and language therapy staff in the North Central London strategic health authority area will be deployed to each borough. | | (69333) | 296
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to Northamptonshire Heartlands Primary Care Trust for the 2006-07 financial year; how much was allocated in each of the previous five years; how much is expected to be allocated in each of the next five years; and what percentage each figure represents of the Government's national standard amount in each year. | | (68957) | 297
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rates of (a) overweight and (b) obese (i) children (A) under 11 years and (B) aged between 11 and 18 years and (ii) adults were in England, broken down by (1) strategic health authority and (2) primary care trust area in each year since 1997. | | (69602) | 298
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact on the NHS of pensioners in occupational pension schemes opting out of private healthcare provision as a result of it being taxed as a benefit in kind. | | (69285) | 299
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were registered for NHS dentistry in Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust in each year since 1997. | | (68735) | 300
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was allocated to Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust for dentistry services in each year since 1997. | | (68769) | 301
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what basis her Department calculates the amount of funding allocated to primary care trusts each year for dentistry services. | | (68770) | 302
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many haemophiliacs have been infected by (a) Hepatitis C, (b) AIDS and (c) both Hepatitis C and AIDS as a result of NHS treatment for their illness. | | (69581) | 303
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the status of each of the five former mental hospital sites in Epsom. | | (69547) | 304
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans to collect centrally data on patients' decisions under the Choose and Book system; and if she will make a statement. | | (69045) | 305
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many morning-after pills have been distributed by the Greater Peterborough Primary Care Partnership in each of the last five years. | | (69047) | 306
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent nursing posts there are at Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust; how many are filled by agency staff; how many such posts were filled by agency staff on average in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (68889) | 307
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultants per capita there were in Essex in each year since 1997; what the national average was in each year; and if she will make a statement. | | (68892) | 308
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the per capita funding for (a) Colchester and (b) Tendring Primary Care Trust was in each year since 1997; what the national average was in each year; and if she will make a statement. | | (68894) | 309
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the financial outturn for the Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust has been in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (68895) | 310
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for (a) inpatient and (b) outpatient treatment at Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust was in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (68896) | 311
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners per capita there were in (a) Colchester and (b) Tendring Primare Care Trust in each year since 1997; what the average ratio was for primary care trusts in each year; and if she will make a statement. | | (68899) | 312
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the star rating that the Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust received for the number of cancelled operations was due to (a) clinical and (b) administrative causes; how many cancelled operations there were in (a) 2005-06 and (b) each of the previous 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (68900) | 313
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidences of abuse of staff by patients were reported in Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust in 2005-06; what the average number for trusts was in that year; and if she will make a statement. | | (68905) | 314
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28th March 2006, Official Report, column 967W, on NHS finance, what level of increased activity in 2006-07 will be necessary for the delivery of the 18-week waiting time target by 2008. | | (69606) | 315
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to publish the principles and definitions which will underpin the delivery of the 18 week patient pathway. | | (69610) | 316
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) in-patient and (b) day case operations were carried out in each year since 1997 (i) in England and (ii) in each NHS trust. | | (69611) | 317
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24th April 2006, Official Report, column 954W, on the Choose and Book System, when she expects the trusts listed will implement fully compliant systems. | | (69650) | 318
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists doing NHS work have signed the new NHS dental contract in dispute in each primary care trust in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (69605) | 319
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the total NHS budget was spent on (a) mental health services, (b) prescription drugs and (c) anti-depressants in each of the last five years. | | (69339) | 320
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her most recent estimate is of the rate of MMR vaccination. | | (69340) | 321
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has issued to hospitals on dealing with patients who self-harm on site. | | (69341) | 322
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have been treated in hospital for self-harm in each of the last five years. | | (69342) | 323
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the primary care trusts which are piloting the well-being programme in mental health; and if she will make a statement. | | (69343) | 324
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been contributed by the NHS to the well-being pilot programmes in improving mental health. | | (69344) | 325
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical psychologists are employed by hospital trusts in West Sussex, expressed as (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent posts. | | (69345) | 326
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of children taking (a) heroin and (b) cocaine. | | (69346) | 327
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies have been born prematurely in each of the last five years; and what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into links between premature birth and (i) areas of deprivation and (ii) environment. | | (69347) | 328
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have (a) been diagnosed with and (b) died from meningitis in each of the last five years. | | (69348) | 329
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were admitted to adult acute mental wards in 2005-06. | | (69353) | 330
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many girls under the age of 16 years have been prescribed the morning-after pill in each of the last five years. | | (69354) | 331
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in each of the last 10 years. | | (69355) | 332
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the timescale for the replacement of all NHS analogue hearing aids with digital ones. | | (69356) | 333
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children self-harmed in each of the last five years. | | (69378) | 334
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were admitted to hospital following incidents of self-harm in each of the last five years. | | (69379) | 335
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees in the NHS earn over £100,000 per annum, broken down by profession; and what the breakdown was in 2001. | | (69385) | 336
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the mental health hospitals which operate mixed sex wards. | | (69386) | 337
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the mental health establishments visited by her and her Ministerial team since 1st May 2005; and what the date was of the visit in each case. | | (69387) | 338
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what public funding has been given to the Samaritans in each of the last five years. | | (69388) | 339
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for anti-depressants have been given to children in the last 12 months; and if she will list the drugs prescribed. | | (69392) | 340
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of children being treated for depression were prescribed drugs by (a) GPs and (b) consultants in the last period for which figures are available. | | (69393) | 341
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has (a) commisioned and (b) evaluated into side effects of the drug Strattera; and if she will make a statement. | | (69394) | 342
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to change her proposals for increasing inspection fees for charitable multiple sclerosis treatment centres offering oxygen therapies following the review by the Healthcare Commission; and if she will make a statement. | | (69395) | 343
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many school nurses are employed in each primary care trust by (a) headcount and (b) whole-time equivalent. | | (69396) | 344
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to publish her revised proposals for a Mental Health Bill. | | (69397) | 345
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has commissioned into the causes of autism. | | (69398) | 346
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by the NHS on autism spectrum-related disorders in each of the last five years. | | (69399) | 347
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition of autism is used by her Department. | | (69400) | 348
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's latest estimate is of the incidence of autism amongst (a) males and (b) females. | | (69401) | 349
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research projects into autism are funded by the Medical Research Council. | | (69402) | 350
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of links between overhead power lines and incidences of childhood leukaemia. | | (69404) | 351
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment the Health Protection Agency has made of the effects of exposure to electrical fields on children. | | (69405) | 352
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost has been of the National Treatment Agency since its inception. | | (69406) | 353
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what programmes are being undertaken by the National Treatment Agency; and how many people are employed by the Agency. | | (69407) | 354
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been treated with methadone in each of the last five years; and how many of them were former prisoners. | | (69408) | 355
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what alternatives to methadone are used by the NHS. | | (69409) | 356
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which parts of the original proposed draft Mental Health Bill she plans to introduce by regulation; and on what timescale. | | (69435) | 357
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have been diagnosed with autism in each of the last five years. | | (69436) | 358
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) early intervention teams and (b) assertive outreach teams have been (i) closed and (ii) reduced due to financial deficits in mental health services in the last 12 months. | | (69437) | 359
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mixed sex wards operate in acute mental hospitals; and if she will make a statement. | | (69438) | 360
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans have been made by (a) her Department and (b) Wockhardt UK to ensure that supplies of animal insulins are sufficient to enable their continued and widespread use when Novo Nordisk supplies are no longer available. | | (69613) | 361
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what alternative sources of animal insulins are under consideration from outside the UK to supply the needs of UK users in the event of Wockhardt UK experiencing further difficulties of production and supply; and if she will make a statement. | | (69614) | 362
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths have occurred in the UK where the insulins (a) Hypurin Porcine isophane, (b) Human Insulatard and (c) Lantus were suspected to be a cause or contributory factor since 2002 as show on Yellow Card Adverse Reaction Reports; and if she will make a statement. | | (69615) | 363
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will investigate the impact of the insulin analogue Lantus on patient health and well-being since its introduction in 2002; and if she will make a statement. | | (69620) | 364
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the online adverse drug reaction report information analyses for the use of the general public will be updated from the January 2004 materials; and if she will make a statement. | | (69645) | 365
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of insulin products in use in the UK have been fully assessed for their (a) comparative clinical and cost-effectiveness and (b) long-term safety and efficacy by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; and if she will make a statement. | | (69646) | 366
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will refer all insulin products to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for a comparative clinical and cost-effectiveness and long-term safety and efficacy evaluation with a request that NICE develops standard guidance on the use of insulins; and if she will make a statement. | | (69647) | 367
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much it costs the National Health Service Purchase and Supply Agency to buy one presentation of (a) Hypurin Bovine Isophane and (b) Levemir insulin. | | (69648) | 368
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many publicly-funded residential drug rehabilitation places there were in England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (68946) | 369
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the potential effect on costs of ensuring patient compliance with dosing regimens and effective medicine review processes. | | (69579) | 370
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts have an integrated falls and osteoporosis service. | | (69580) | 371
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to improve the information and support offered to people with osteoporosis. | | (69597) | 372
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact the proposals in the White Paper, Our Health, Our Care, Our Say, will have on (a) the management of osteoporosis, (b) choice for osteoporosis patients and (c) the number of osteoporosis fractures. | | (69598) | 373
| John Pugh (Southport):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what working definitions are used for (a) accident and emergency departments, (b) walk-in centres and (c) minor injuries units for the purposes of determining which procedures are carried out in each. | | (68791) | 374
| Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being undertaken by her Department to increase awareness of autism amongst health professionals. | | (68913) | 375
| Mr Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by Walsall Primary Care Trust on capital projects in the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency in each of the last five years. | | (68934) | 376
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of people were estimated to have an eating disorder in each of the regions in each of the last three years. | | (69206) | 377
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths in each of the regions have had eating disorders recorded as a contributory factor in each of the last five years. | | (69207) | 378
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of people were admitted to acute hospitals in each of the regions where the primary or secondary diagnosis was an alcohol-related condition in each of the last three years for which data is available; and what percentage this was of the population of each region. | | (69208) | 379
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in her Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69209) | 380
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions Ministers of State in her Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69210) | 381
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her private office have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69211) | 382
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69212) | 383
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department. | | (69213) | 384
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in her private office in each of the last five years. | | (69214) | 385
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in her Department in each of the last three years. | | (69215) | 386
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in her Department. | | (69216) | 387
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of her private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69223) | 388
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the staff in her Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69224) | 389
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the expert panel on venous thromboembolism to report its findings on implementing the Health Select Committee's recommendations on the prevention of venous thromboembolism in hospitalised patients. | | (69282) | 390
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated to external consultants for the recruitment exercise for chairs of strategic health authorities. | | (69135) | 391
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Foster Review of non-medical health regulation is expected to be published; and how much time she expects to make available for consultation about its recommendations. | | (69257) | 392
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was to public funds of the (a) General Osteopathic Council, (b) General Chiropractic Council and (c) Health Professions Council in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06. | | (69258) | 393
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ensure that the formal integration of adult social care into the NHS primary care trust structure in Peterborough is taken into account when deciding on the new primary care trust boundaries within the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority area. | | (68927) | 394
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings she has had with officials concerning primary care trusts in the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority area. | | (68928) | 395
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ensure that the views of local people are taken into account when she makes her decision about the new primary care trust boundaries within the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority area. | | (68931) | 396
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which clinical procedures are undertaken for NHS patients at the treatment centre at Shepton Mallett; how much is paid to the treatment centre each time each such procedure is undertaken; how much would be paid to an NHS hospital in the area for the same procedure; and if she will make a statement. | | (68260) | 397
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why the Government has not yet implemented all of the recommendations of Dame Janet Smith's inquiries into the case of Harold Shipman; what steps she is taking to implement the remaining recommendations; and if she will make a statement. | | (68666) | 398
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost is of the additional pension liability associated with the new GP contract; and if she will make a statement. | | (69616) | 399
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what use the National Blood Service premises in the Midlands will be put after services provided there are moved to Bristol; and what the estimated cost is of converting the building for new use. | | (69628) | 400
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures she has put in place to ensure that provision of blood to patients in the Midlands is not adversely affected by the closure of National Blood Services in Birmingham; and if she will make a statement. | | (69629) | 401
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the merits of permitting dentists trained in (a) the USA and (b) Canada to work in the NHS; and if she will make a statement. | | (69630) | 402
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what allocation of grants has been made from the Opportunities for Volunteering scheme in 2006-07. | | (68942) | 403
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people waited more than six months for a hospital appointment in (a) 1997 and (b) 2006 in (i) Swindon and (ii) England. | | (69043) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 404
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the operation of section (a) 1, (b) 5, (c) 6 and (d) 8 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. | | (69143) | 405
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002; what recent representations he has received about the operation of this Act; if he will place in the Library copies of such representations; and whether he plans to (a) amend and (b) repeal this Act. | | (69146) | 406
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to reduce the theft of mobile phones; and if he will make a statement. | | (69147) | 407
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) Acts and (b) parts of Acts which received Royal Assent between 1976 and 2006 which remain in force for which his Department has policy responsibility. | | (69148) | 408
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of offences under (A) the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, (B) the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, (C) the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, (D) the Pet Animals Act 1951, (E) the Wild Mammals Protection Act 1996 and (F) the Deer Act 1991 in each year since 1996, broken down by age. | | (69307) | 409
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females were (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of an offence under the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 in each year since 1976. | | (69607) | 410
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 318W, on motoring offences, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the reasons that females were convicted of offences at a higher rate than males; and if he will make a statement. | | (69608) | 411
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of this Act. | | (69638) | 412
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the operation of Section (a) 28, (b) 29, (c) 30, (d) 31 and (e) 32 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of these sections. | | (69639) | 413
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many MI5 files were extant at 31st December 2005; how many were categorised as (a) green, (b) amber and (c) red; and how many were (i) held on microfiche, (ii) held as hard copy and (iii) held on computer in each category. | | (68479) | 414
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects Anore Mohammed of Banbury, date of birth 5th May 1982, will be notified of his application for leave to remain. | | (69474) | 415
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects Sheikha Ahmed, reference LR1918000565, will be notified of her immigration status. | | (69475) | 416
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) location, (b) staffing profile and (c) cost for the most recent year for which figures are available is of each sexual assault referral centre; what assessment he has made of the work of such centres; and if he will make a statement. | | (69321) | 417
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made at each young offender establishment in the self-assessment against the Code of Practice outlined in Managing Children and Young People's Behaviour in the Secure Estate; and whether he plans to publish the results. | | (69322) | 418
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the work of the Rathbone charity at (a) HM Young Offender Institution Feltham, (b) HM Young Offender Institution Huntercombe and (c) HM Young Offender Institution Warren Hill; what outcomes he expects the project to deliver; at what cost; and within what timescale. | | (69323) | 419
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff at governor grades at each prison establishment in the Prison Service have been transferred compulsorily to another role in each of the last four years. | | (69324) | 420
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Performance Testing exercises have resulted in prison governors being transferred compulsorily to another establishment; and if he will make a statement. | | (69325) | 421
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the compulsory transfer may take place of prison governors to alternative establishments. | | (69326) | 422
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at what level of management in the Prison Service the decision compulsorily to transfer prison governor grade staff to alternative establishments is taken; and if he will make a statement. | | (69327) | 423
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times covert surveillance has been used in investigations involving staff within the Prison Service in each of the last three years. | | (69328) | 424
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether disciplinary proceedings were (a) instigated, (b) progressed and (c) successfully concluded against prison staff as a result of video evidence obtained by the Prison Service in a covert surveillance operation in the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (69329) | 425
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many covert surveillance operations were deployed within each regional area of the Prison Service in each of the last 12 months. | | (69330) | 426
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist to authorise the appropriate use of covert surveillance techniques in the Prison Service; and if he will make a statement. | | (69331) | 427
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) temporary and (b) permanent governor-grade promotions within the Prison Service are being funded by the (i) central budget and (ii) local establishment budget; on what basis the decision was taken in each case as to where the funding should come from; and if he will make a statement. | | (69415) | 428
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the incidence of the illegal use of prison inmates as informants; what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of the practice; and if he will make a statement. | | (69416) | 429
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many existing governor grade officials in the Prison Service have had their status (a) upgraded and (b) downgraded; what proportion of these have been on a (i) temporary and (ii) permanent basis; and if he will make a statement. | | (69417) | 430
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last met the Surveillance Commissioner to discuss (a) the use of covert surveillance in the Prison Service and (b) the performance of the Prison Service in surveillance operations; and if he will publish the minutes of that meeting. | | (69418) | 431
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking to improve the use of covert surveillance in prisons; and if he will make a statement. | | (69419) | 432
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been made about the use of illegal informants at HM Prison Wandsworth; what action was taken in each case; what disciplinary sanctions resulted; and if he will make a statement. | | (69420) | 433
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of Prison Service staff who have secondary employment as security staff; what action he is taking to ensure compliance with Prison Service Orders relating to such employment; what mechanisms exist to ensure the appropriate use of investigatory powers; and if he will make a statement. | | (69421) | 434
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether covert surveillance techniques in the Prison Service include the authorised use of in-cell surveillance; and if he will make a statement. | | (69453) | 435
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the upgrading of governor grade positions at HM Prison Buckley Hall; on what basis the decision to upgrade was taken; whether the upgrade is permanent; from which budget the promotion is paid; and who decided (a) the basis of the upgrade and (b) the source of the finance to pay for the upgrade. | | (69454) | 436
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases in the Drug Intervention Programme (a) handling stolen goods, (b) attenuated acquisitive crime and (c) begging was the trigger for a drugs test in 2004-05. | | (69542) | 437
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the results of the Drug Intervention Programme. | | (69543) | 438
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners (a) were admitted to and (b) have been released from HMP Wellingborough in each of the last five years. | | (68918) | 439
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners who are foreign nationals (a) were admitted to and (b) have been released from HMP Wellingborough in each of the last five years. | | (68919) | 440
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals were released from HMP Wellingborough in each of the last 12 months; and how many were considered for deportation. | | (68920) | 441
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the last foreign national prisoner was released from HMP Wellingborough. | | (68921) | 442
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are to release foreign nationals from HMP Wellingborough over the next six months. | | (68922) | 443
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the next foreign national is scheduled to be released from HMP Wellingborough. | | (68923) | 444
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were released from HMP Wellingborough in each of the last 12 months. | | (68924) | 445
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for driving whilst using a mobile telephone in the last 12 months in Northamptonshire. | | (68933) | 446
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been of motorists who have driven through red lights in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northamptonshire in the last 12 months. | | (68958) | 447
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his Department's policy to support proposals (a) to fund Europol directly from the EU budget, (b) to strengthen its mandate, (c) to increase the number of permanent staff at Europol and (d) to give the European Parliament a role in its supervision and management; and if he will make a statement. | | (69447) | 448
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from (a) the Austrian presidency, (b) the European Commission, (c) the European Parliament, (d) Europol and (e) other European partners on the future of Europol; and if he will make a statement. | | (69448) | 449
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the agenda is for the Justice and Home Affairs ministers' meeting on 1st and 2nd June; and if he will make a statement. | | (69449) | 450
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Shamar Evans-Abdulie was convicted of supplying drugs and sentenced to imprisonment in October 2003, has (a) completed his sentence, (b) been released and (c) been deported in accordance with the court's recommendations. | | (68529) | 451
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) Malik Madani and (b) Hamlaoui Selama convicted of conspiracy to defraud and sentenced to imprisonment in November 2004, has (i) completed his sentence, (ii) been released and (iii) been deported in accordance with the court's recommendations. | | (68530) | 452
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Bogdan Tanasa, convicted of fraud and sentenced to imprisonment in March 2004, has (a) completed his sentence, (b) been released and (c) been deported in accordance with the court's recommendations. | | (68531) | 453
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of drivers prosecuted in each of the last five years for driving while uninsured had six to eight penalty points on their driving licence. | | (68869) | 454
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average fine for uninsured drivers was in each year since 1997. | | (68870) | 455
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful prosecutions of uninsured drivers there have been in each year since 1997. | | (68871) | 456
N | Mr William Cash (Stone):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what account he has taken in exercising his discretion in implementing his policy on the deportation of foreign national convicted persons of (a) the Human Rights Act 1998 and (b) Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. | | (68888) | 457
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the sole address permitted on the National Identity Register will be an individual's private residential address. | | (68646) | 458
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15th February 2006, Official Report, column 2128W, on the identity cards scheme, whether the total staff costs for the Identity Cards Unit are included in the costs reported to Parliament. | | (68647) | 459
N | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the foreign prisoners who were released without being considered for deportation are thought to be in Wales. | | (68645) | 460
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research his Department has conducted on the causes of the increase in the number of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales over the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (68872) | 461
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions staff from the Immigration and Nationality Directorate failed to attend a prison to process the release of a foreign offender in each month since January 1999; and if he will make a statement. | | (68873) | 462
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visits were made by staff from the Immigration and Nationality Directorate to prisons in England and Wales to process the release of foreign offenders in each month since January 1999; and if he will make a statement. | | (68874) | 463
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his letter to the Speaker of 28th April 2006 on deportation and removal of foreign nationals, what definition he uses of more serious offences. | | (68926) | 464
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to end the practice of locking solicitors in interview rooms at police stations when they visit violent suspects. | | (68897) | 465
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality is of those foreign nationals who following a prison sentence should have been considered for deportation; whether the UK has active deportation arrangements with each country concerned; and whether deportation may not be possible because of the political situation in each country. | | (68656) | 466
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been deported to third countries, rather than that of their nationality in each of the last three years. | | (68657) | 467
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of his Department staff have been (a) given a verbal warning, (b) given a written warning, (c) resigned, (d) been dismissed and (e) disciplined following the release of prisoners who should have been considered for deportation. | | (68481) | 468
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the released prisoners who should have been considered for deportation are from the Dorset area. | | (69308) | 469
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who are likely to come to work in the UK when Bulgaria and Romania accede to the European Union. | | (68532) | 470
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has evaluated on the level of alcohol-related (a) crime and (b) anti-social behaviour in Kent since December 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (68536) | 471
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alcohol-related (a) crimes and (b) anti-social behaviour incidents there were in Kent in each of the last 10 financial years. | | (68537) | 472
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 has not yet been brought into force. | | (68803) | 473
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisons in England and Wales use hutted accommodation for inmates; and how many inmates are housed in (a) dormitories and (b) single rooms in each such prison. | | (68959) | 474
N | Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what expertise in the education field the Charity Commission has; and what further training he expects to be made available to Charity Commission staff before it assumes responsibility for the supervision of trust schools. | | (68429) | 475
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan. | | (69173) | 476
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many terrorist suspects detained on national security grounds have been deported since control orders were introduced. | | (69174) | 477
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Muslim Council of Britain on Holocaust Memorial Day; and if he will make a statement. | | (69260) | 478
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from (a) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) the security services on the proscription of Hizb-Ut-Tahrir; and if he will make a statement. | | (69261) | 479
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to implement the proposal in his Department's Preventing Extremism Together report to subsidise the work of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies. | | (69271) | 480
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of the recommendations of the Preventing Extremism Together Working Groups he has (a) implemented and (b) plans to implement; and if he will make a statement. | | (69287) | 481
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Somalian nationals were prosecuted for criminal offences in the UK in each of the last five years. | | (68882) | 482
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people granted asylum in the UK in the last 10 years committed criminal offences which attracted (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentences in each year since 1997, broken down by country of origin. | | (68883) | 483
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the foreign nationals convicted of offences in the UK (a) considered for deportation and (b) recommended by the courts for consideration for deportation in each year since 1997 subsequently claimed asylum in the UK. | | (68884) | 484
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the foreign nationals given non-custodial sentences and for whom deportation was recommended to be considered were deported in each of the last five years. | | (68914) | 485
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases foreign nationals were convicted and given non-custodial sentences in each of the last five years. | | (68915) | 486
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people given indefinite leave to remain in the UK within the last 10 years committed criminal offences which attracted (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentences in each year since 1997. | | (68916) | 487
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been convicted of criminal offences which attracted (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentences in each year since 1997. | | (68917) | 488
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the (a) regulations, (b) conventions and (c) laws that he has identified as affecting the deportation of foreign criminals. | | (69517) | 489
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the earliest stage is in the criminal procedure at which evidence of an individual's nationality is requested; in what written form such information is (a) requested and (b) maintained; and on how many occasions and at what cost a translator has been used in such circumstances in each year since 1997. | | (69518) | 490
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many documents on laptops within the possession of (a) Ministers and (b) officials have been stolen since 1997. | | (69520) | 491
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the countries in respect of which a person seeking asylum in the UK has a right of appeal against deportation on the grounds of personal safety. | | (69523) | 492
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign criminals undergoing consideration for deportation require a translator; and at what cost. | | (69563) | 493
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of his time the Permanent Secretary of his Department has spent on police force restructuring in the last 12 months. | | (68696) | 494
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of his officials have been deployed on police force restructuring in the last 12 months. | | (68697) | 495
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) internal and (b) external meetings his officials have held on police force restructuring in the last 12 months; and how much staff time has been spent in each category of meeting. | | (68698) | 496
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of his official time has been spent on police force restructuring in the last 12 months. | | (68699) | 497
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) internal and (b) external meetings he has held on police force restructuring in the last 12 months; and how much time has been spent in each category of meeting. | | (68710) | 498
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to reduce the number of passports lost by the UK Passport Service since the introduction of the use of the Special Mail Service. | | (68702) | 499
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fraudulent passport applications were made in each of the last 10 years; and how many of those applications involved (a) identity theft and (b) false declarations where the individual was otherwise entitled to a passport. | | (68705) | 500
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dispatched passports have been reported lost since February 2004; and what estimate he has made of the number of such lost passports that may have been stolen. | | (68706) | 501
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) warranted officers and (b) special constables there are in Waverley Borough Council; and if he will make a statement. | | (69559) | 502
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who were normally resident in (a) Peterborough and (c) Cambridgeshire in the 12 months after entering the United Kingdom have been (i) refused asylum and (ii) removed from the United Kingdom in each year since 1999; and if he will make a statement. | | (68762) | 503
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) full-time police officers and (b) other employees of Cambridgeshire Constabulary have taken early retirement in each year since 1997. | | (69048) | 504
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the North Wales Police helicopter was launched for operational reasons in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (69369) | 505
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures his Department is adopting to promote the Secured by Design initiative. | | (69370) | 506
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the foreign national offenders released from prison without consideration for deportation were last known to be resident in the North Wales Police area. | | (69429) | 507
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers of the British Transport Police are stationed within the area of North Wales Police. | | (69432) | 508
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a permanent police presence at John Lennon International Airport, Liverpool. | | (69433) | 509
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers of the British Transport Police are regularly deployed on the Merseyrail rail network. | | (69434) | 510
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 1405W, on Bruche Police Training Centre, what discussions his Department has had with Centrex on the future use of the Bruche Police Training Centre; when these discussions took place; and whether any companies have expressed an interest in purchasing the site. | | (68711) | 511
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the death in custody of Kelly Hutchinson. | | (69204) | 512
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list areas of policy responsibility which have been transferred (a) from the Home Office to other departments and (b) to the Home Office from other departments since 1997. | | (68904) | 513
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alleged sex offenders have been extradited from the US to the UK in each of the last five years. | | (69358) | 514
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alleged offenders have been extradited from the US to the UK in each of the last five years. | | (69359) | 515
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK citizens have been extradited from the UK to the US in each of the last five years; and on what charges in each case. | | (69360) | 516
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders took part in a drug or alcohol rehabilitation course in 2005-06 as an alternative to a custodial sentence. | | (69361) | 517
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many breaches of anti-social behaviour orders came to court in 2005-06; and what the average time was between the offence being committed and a court hearing taking place. | | (69362) | 518
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals are held in UK gaols, broken down by country of origin. | | (69363) | 519
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK citizens are detained in overseas gaols, broken down by country. | | (69364) | 520
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the firms which provide electronic tagging of offenders for his Department. | | (69365) | 521
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders have been prosecuted for breaking the terms of tagging curfews in each of the last five years. | | (69366) | 522
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders have been found guilty of damaging their electronic tag whilst subject to a tagging order. | | (69367) | 523
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost will be to callers of using the new 101 non-emergency crime line. | | (69368) | 524
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign prisoners have been released from gaols in Sussex without having their cases reviewed for deportation. | | (69382) | 525
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign prisoners released without having their cases reviewed for deportation were (a) arrested in Sussex and (b) gave Sussex as their last address. | | (69383) | 526
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many single parents with custody of dependent children have been imprisoned in each of the last five years. | | (69384) | 527
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Criminal Records Bureau checks have been carried out since they were introduced. | | (69439) | 528
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are the subject of multiple Criminal Records Bureau clearance applications. | | (69440) | 529
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to his Department was of Criminal Records Bureau applications in 2005-06. | | (69441) | 530
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have renewed their Criminal Records Bureau clearance following expiry. | | (69442) | 531
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to alter the Criminal Records Bureau registration system following the Bichard Inquiry recommendations. | | (69443) | 532
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance he issues to staff escorting deported foreign nationals back to their country of origin on the way in which these deportees are (a) handled and (b) treated; and if he will make a statement. | | (68798) | 533
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) drug treatment and testing orders, (b) anti-social behaviour orders and (c) community orders have been (i) made, (ii) breached and (iii) revoked in the last 12 months. | | (68795) | 534
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether recommendation for deportations after sentence can be made in respect of EU nationals. | | (68801) | 535
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British criminals sentenced to custody abroad have been deported to the UK after sentence in each of the last five years. | | (68802) | 536
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foreign prisoners subject to a recommendation for deportation will be excluded from the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998. | | (68887) | 537
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convicted defendants in courts in England and Wales have (a) been recommended for deportation, (b) been deported and (c) appealed (i) successfully and (ii) unsuccessfully against notice of deportation in each of the last eight years. | | (68947) | 538
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what means his Department is notified of a judicial recommendation for deportation after conviction of a defendant. | | (68948) | 539
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will reclassify the drug cannabis by moving it from class C to class B. | | (68950) | 540
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he proposes to take in respect of Alan Kittle, Senior Immigration Inspector in charge of the criminal casework team responsible for deciding whether foreign prisoners should be deported after release from prison. | | (68419) | 541
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-British citizens are serving prison sentences in England and Wales. | | (69599) | 542
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours he has spent on issues relating to police reorganisation to date. | | (68661) | 543
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings he has (a) attended and (b) chaired in relation to police reorganisation since 16th September 2005. | | (68662) | 544
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of his time he has spent on dealing with deportation of convicted foreign offenders since September 2005. | | (68663) | 545
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours he has spent on issues related to the release of foreign criminals to date; and how many hours he expects to spend working on this issue until the end of 2006. | | (68664) | 546
N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings he has (a) attended and (b) chaired on the release of foreign offenders since July 2005. | | (68665) | 547
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on the charitable status of organisations that have funded (a) politicians' offices and (b) constitutional conventions in advance of referenda. | | (68796) | 548
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) illegal immigrants and (b) foreign national prisoners are (i) DNA tested and (ii) fingerprinted before being deported. | | (68903) | 549
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 320W, on Mr Harry Hammond, if he will posthumously strike Mr Hammond's conviction from the public record. | | (68961) | 550
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (68962) | 551
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions Ministers of State in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (68963) | 552
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (68964) | 553
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (68965) | 554
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (68966) | 555
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (68967) | 556
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (68968) | 557
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (68969) | 558
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of his private office staff are (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (68970) | 559
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of the staff in his Department are (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (68971) | 560
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd February 2006, Official Report, column 75W, on Channings Wood Prison, what recent progress has been made on (a) the Jamaican prisoner and (b) each of the other 31 cases of foreign nationals to whom he refers; whether the Jamaican prisoner to whom he refers has been deported; and what plans there are for the 29 other foreign national prisoners in prison. | | (68428) | 561
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign prisoners have been released from prisons in the East Riding of Yorkshire without being considered for deportation in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (69314) | 562
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals released from prison in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each year since February 1999 have subsequently re-offended, broken down by category of subsequent offence. | | (69315) | 563
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the foreign nationals released from prison whose whereabouts are known to his Department have been identified as living in the East Riding of Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (69316) | 564
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national criminals have been held in prisons in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) prison and (b) offence; and if he will make a statement. | | (69317) | 565
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners were imprisoned in each year between 1999 and 2005; and what the average time spent in prison was by these prisoners. | | (69537) | 566
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what prison programmes there are to assist the rehabilitation of foreign national prisoners. | | (69539) | 567
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research his Department has carried out on the rates of recidivism among foreign national prisoners. | | (69540) | 568
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average compensation paid to those who lost (a) one and (b) two limbs as a result of the terrorist attacks on 7th July 2005 was; and whether further consideration is being given to increasing the sums involved. | | (68700) | 569
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those seriously injured in the terrorist attacks on 7th July 2005 have received (a) partial and (b) full compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; and if he will make a statement. | | (68701) | 570
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter of 21st February from the hon. Member for Walsall North regarding a constituent, HO ref: B1077614 and B1057074 and M13862/5. | | (68789) | 571
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter of 4th April from the hon. Member for Walsall North regarding a constituent, HO ref: J1098816. | | (68790) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 572
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many personal computers are allocated to employees of the House. | | (69455) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 573
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on increased funding to the Palestinian territories through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. | | (68893) | 574
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the merits of (a) non-governmental organisations and (b) private sector initiatives funding as a means of sustaining international aid to the Palestinian territories. | | (68898) | 575
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made in reducing the impact of protectionist trade policies on poor countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (69532) | 576
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries the UK is helping to develop their water strategies. | | (69525) | 577
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will urgently assess the food situation in Chad. | | (69526) | 578
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69013) | 579
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions Ministers of State in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69014) | 580
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69015) | 581
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69016) | 582
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (69017) | 583
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69018) | 584
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (69019) | 585
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (69020) | 586
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69021) | 587
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69022) | 588
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Richmond, Yorkshire, of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 529W, on Palestine, if he will place in the Library a copy of the accounts of the Palestinian Authority audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. | | (69175) | 589
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the projects his Department is funding to ensure disabled children are given access to education in developing countries. | | (69555) | Questions to the Leader of the House 590
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69149) | 591
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Office in each of the last three years. | | (69150) | 592
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69151) | 593
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his office stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69642) | 594
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his office staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69643) | 595
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his office. | | (69644) | 596
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Leader of the House, how many personal computers are allocated to hon. Members. | | (69456) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 597
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average number of patients registered per general practitioner in Northern Ireland was in (a) 1995 and (b) 2005. | | (68425) | 598
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were killed as a result of road traffic accidents in Northern Ireland in (a) 1995 and (b) 2005. | | (68426) | 599
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the effect on public funds in Northern Ireland for 2006-07 of the (a) increase in Regional Rate of 19 percent., (b) introduction of 25 percent. of the full business rates for manufacturing companies and (c) removal of non-rated basis for vacant premises. | | (69181) | 600
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the percentage of women in (a) senior civil service positions and (b) general service grades in Northern Ireland was in each of the last five years. | | (69182) | 601
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children in Northern Ireland were living in poverty in (a) 1995 and (b) 2005. | | (69183) | 602
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many patients with early stage breast cancer in Northern Ireland are receiving Herceptin on the NHS. | | (69184) | 603
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the change in credit card fraud in Northern Ireland since the introduction of the chip and pin technology. | | (69185) | 604
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people lost their driving licences in Northern Ireland as a result of being convicted of road traffic offences in each year between 1995 and 2005. | | (69186) | 605
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are employed by (a) housing associations and (b) the Housing Executive in Northern Ireland. | | (69187) | 606
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many DXA scanning machines are available in Northern Ireland. | | (69188) | 607
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has received in the past 12 months on extended flying times at Belfast City Airport; and when he expects a decision to be made on the matter. | | (69189) | 608
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the change has been in the numbers of people claiming (a) higher rate and (b) lower rate attendance allowance in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (69190) | 609
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many convictions have been secured in Northern Ireland against people involved in (a) handling and (b) producing counterfeit money in the last five years. | | (69191) | 610
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has received from health trusts in Northern Ireland wishing to provide electricity generated by wind turbines on their sites. | | (69192) | 611
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much Antrim Hospital has saved in electricity costs as a result of the wind turbine in operation at the site. | | (69193) | 612
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will reduce the age at which free passports are provided to senior citizens. | | (69194) | 613
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland are in receipt of (a) higher rate and (b) lower rate attendance allowance. | | (69195) | 614
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the recent comments of the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission on the quantity of drama based in Northern Ireland produced by the BBC. | | (69264) | 615
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what guidance he has issued to members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on the latest dates by which they are required to provide notice to their staff in the event of salaries and allowances for the Assembly being withdrawn on 25th November 2006. | | (69265) | 616
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what publicly-funded modernised facilities are available for those using travelling caravans and campers to holiday in the Roe Valley and Sperrins. | | (69266) | 617
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the expected timetable is of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission review of Northern Ireland's constituencies. | | (69267) | 618
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the percentage of communications between the general public and the Department for the Environment for Northern Ireland made (a) by post, (b) by telephone, (c) in person and (d) by e-mail during 2005. | | (69268) | 619
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many homes were purchased in Northern Ireland through the co-ownership scheme in each of the last three years. | | (69269) | 620
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average waiting time was in Northern Ireland in March (a) 2003, (b) 2004, (c) 2005 and (d) 2006 for a bone density (DXA) scan. | | (69270) | 621
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answers of 28th February 2006, Official Report, column 665W, on mains electricity supplies, and 9th March 2006, Official Report, column 1736W, on electricity supply (Limarady), what the cost would be of locating the power lines in the area concerned underground. | | (69272) | 622
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent from the Route Development Fund on flights into and out of Northern Ireland in 2005. | | (69469) | 623
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what procedures are in place for regular testing of the quality of tap water in domestic properties in Northern Ireland. | | (69470) | 624
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children received cancer treatment in Northern Ireland in (a) 1999, (b) 2001, (c) 2003 and (d) 2005, broken down by (i) council district and (ii) age group. | | (69377) | 625
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding was allocated by the Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety for the implementation of the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections in Northern Ireland between 2006 and 2009 in each (a) health board area and (b) health trust; and if he will make a statement. | | (69522) | 626
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the recruitment process for the new Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland; and on what date (a) the post was advertised, (b) the post was offered to the successful candidate and (c) the appointment was approved by him. | | (68553) | 627
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many candidates (a) applied and (b) were shortlisted for the post of Northern Ireland Chief Electoral Officer; and how many of those candidates were (i) women and (ii) from an ethnic minority community. | | (68557) | 628
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list leaders of political parties in Northern Ireland to whom he has written seeking their views on the funding of political parties; on what date those letters were sent; and what responses have been received. | | (68780) | 629
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what categories of Health Service employees have qualified as essential car users in each year since 2000; and what mileage allowance was payable to each category of essential car user in each year. | | (69280) | 630
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the Government has to change the mileage allowance payable to each category of essential car users in the Health Service; and if he will make a statement. | | (69281) | 631
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many road accidents in Northern Ireland which resulted in fatalities were a direct result of (a) speeding and (b) driving under the influence of (i) drink and (ii) drugs over the last three years, broken down by parliamentary constituency; and if he will make a statement. | | (69649) | 632
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many single parents in each constituency in Northern Ireland are claiming state benefits; and how much was paid to them in the last period for which figures are available. | | (69651) | 633
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of crime in each constituency in Northern Ireland in the last two years involved offenders who were using (a) cannabis and (b) other drugs; and if he will make a statement. | | (69652) | 634
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much public money was spent on the removal of asbestos from buildings identified as unsafe in each of the last three years in each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (69653) | 635
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the running costs were of each Government-owned residence used by Northern Ireland ministers in each of the last five years. | | (69659) | 636
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of close protection from the armed forces for Northern Ireland ministers in each of the last eight years. | | (69660) | 637
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much he expects Ballybeen to receive from the recently announced funding for deprived Loyalist and Unionist areas; and what impact he expects the funding to have. | | (69662) | 638
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) timetable and (b) process will be for the reduction in the number of schools in each board area under the Review of Public Administration. | | (69664) | 639
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to tackle unauthorised travellers' camps on commercial and private lands. | | (69665) | 640
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on entertainment by his Department in 2004-05; and how much of that sum is accounted for by (a) food, (b) alcohol, (c) staff and (d) accommodation. | | (69667) | 641
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of travel to Northern Ireland by Ministers in his Department in each of the last eight years. | | (69668) | 642
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland are in possession of on-loan personal protection weapons. | | (68982) | 643
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans there are to re-possess on-loan personal protection weapons in Northern Ireland. | | (68983) | 644
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when Mr Gerry Keenan of the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Upper Bann regarding Arlene Pearson. | | (68984) | 645
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions Northern Ireland Social Security Agency staff have been transferred to posts against the written advice of their general practitioner that such a move would have an adverse effect upon their health. | | (68985) | 646
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police vehicles in Northern Ireland were involved in road traffic accidents in each of the last three years. | | (69225) | 647
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) police officers and (b) police civilian support staff were convicted of drink driving offences in each of the last five years. | | (69226) | 648
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost was of the Northern Ireland Civic Forum in each year since it was created. | | (69227) | 649
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in the Northern Ireland Office in each of the last five years. | | (69228) | 650
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in each Northern Ireland department, including the Northern Ireland Office, staying overnight in the (i) UK, (ii) the Republic of Ireland and (iii) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69229) | 651
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in each Northern Ireland department, including the Northern Ireland Office, stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69230) | 652
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in each Northern Ireland department including the Northern Ireland Office. | | (69231) | 653
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in each department in Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Office, in each of the last three years. | | (69232) | 654
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in each department in Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Office. | | (69233) | 655
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, Official Report, column 315W, on the Child Support Agency, what progress has been made in converting all old scheme cases in Northern Ireland to the new system. | | (69234) | 656
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, Official Report, column 315W, on the Child Support Agency, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the new system. | | (69235) | 657
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of staff in each department in Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Office, is (a) male, (b) female, (c) Protestant, (d) Roman Catholic and (e) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69236) | 658
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 508W, on Victims' March (Dublin), whether he has had discussions with Republic of Ireland authorities on the attacks upon citizens of Northern Ireland while in Dublin. | | (69237) | 659
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 501W, on religious discrimination, what the total cost was of investigating complaints of discrimination for religious belief or political opinion in each of the last 10 years. | | (69238) | 660
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 500W, on police, what Mr Colin Ashe's key duties and responsibilities are as chief executive of the Northern Ireland Police Fund; what his grade is; what the grade is of other chief executives, or equivalent, of other government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland; and what direct experience Mr Ashe has relevant to the Northern Ireland Police Fund. | | (69239) | 661
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 485W, on the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC); whether when meeting the IMC he discussed its definition of criminality. | | (69240) | 662
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 476W, on eating disorders, how many people in Northern Ireland were estimated to be suffering from (a) anorexia nervosa and (b) bulimia nervosa in each of the last five years. | | (69241) | 663
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many deaths in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years have had eating disorders recorded as a contributory factor. | | (69242) | 664
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 461W, on alcohol-related conditions, how many people were admitted to each acute hospital in Northern Ireland where the primary or secondary diagnosis was an alcohol-related condition in each of the last three years for which data are available. | | (69243) | 665
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 19th April 2006, Official Report, column 723W, on dissident Republican paramilitaries, whether on 11th January he was in possession of any information to the effect that dissident Republican paramilitaries were engaged in a major recruitment drive in Northern ireland. | | (69244) | 666
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 19th April 2006, Official Report, column 723W, on child sex abuse, in what way the new database will trace offender clusters; how it will alert the authorities to the appearance of offender clusters; in what way offender clusters have traditionally been monitored; and how many people have been identified by way of offender clusters in each of the past three years for which there are records. | | (69245) | Questions to the Prime Minister 667
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the price of petrol; and if he will make a statement. | | (69625) | 668
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, on which occasions he has asked (a) a Cabinet and (b) a junior Minister to resign during changes to his Government in each year since 1997. | | (69626) | 669
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) Cabinet and (b) junior ministers offered to tender their resignation in each year since 1997; and how many of such offers he (i) accepted and (ii) rejected. | | (69627) | 670
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has made a declaration to the Cabinet Secretary in respect of his mortgage repayments. | | (68476) | 671
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the flights he has taken since 2001; and what measures to offset the carbon emissions were taken for each flight. | | (68943) | 672
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Prime Minister, what guidance has been prepared on determining whether party political donors are in breach of regulations governing the grant of peerages in return for financial or other assistance; and if he will make a statement. | | (68797) | 673
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Office have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69246) | 674
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants in his Office and (b) special advisers staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69247) | 675
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Office. | | (69248) | 676
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his Office in each of the last five years. | | (69249) | 677
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Office in each of the last three years. | | (69250) | 678
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, what percentage of his staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69251) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 679
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69099) | 680
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions Ministers of State in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69100) | 681
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69101) | 682
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69102) | 683
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (69103) | 684
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69104) | 685
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (69105) | 686
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (69106) | 687
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of his private office staff are (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69107) | 688
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of the staff in his Department are (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69108) | 689
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the First Minister on the underspend of the Scottish block grant. | | (69477) | Questions to the Solicitor General 690
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will review the basis on which the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decides whether to bring a prosecution with a view to encouraging the CPS to be less risk averse when making such decisions. | | (68925) | 691
| Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will seek to gain access to evidence regarding the cases of James Miller and Tom Hurndall from the Israeli authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (68804) | 692
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, what the total cost was of (a) staff away-days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (68986) | 693
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (68987) | 694
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, what percentage of his private office staff are (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (68988) | 695
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisors in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69009) | 696
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisors in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69010) | 697
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (69011) | 698
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69012) | Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 699
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many publications were produced by the Electoral Commission during 2005; and what the total cost was. | | (69263) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 700
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, under what legislation employees are granted a right to work from home; if he has any plans to introduce further legislation; and if he will make a statement. | | (69631) | 701
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which statutory instruments were introduced by his Department to implement the European Social Chapter in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the operation of the Chapter. | | (69632) | 702
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the operation of Statutory Instrument number (a) 2001/2673, (b) 2001/2660, (c) 2001/4010, (d) 2002/3128, (e) 2003/3319 and (f) 2003/1656. | | (69633) | 703
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Christmas Day Trading Act 2004; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of this Act. | | (69634) | 704
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received on plans to privatise the British Nuclear Group. | | (69332) | 705
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the UK's international trade with developed countries. | | (68475) | 706
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from companies affected by recent changes in tallow prices. | | (68944) | 707
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he plans to meet officials of the National Union of Mineworkers to discuss his proposed changes to the concessionary fuel entitlement received by recipients under the present scheme. | | (69422) | 708
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he has made an assessment of the future security of supply of uranium. | | (69476) | 709
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what help his Department makes available to companies researching hydrogen fuel cell technology for motor vehicle use through a greater understanding of nuclear energy. | | (69618) | 710
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding has been given by (a) his Department and (b) the Physical Sciences Research Council to the development of (i) molten salt reactors, (ii) very-high-temperature reactors, (iii) supercritical-water-cooled reactors, (iv) gas-cooled fast reactors and (v) sodium-cooled fast reactors to generate electricity in each year since 1997. | | (69374) | 711
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding has been given by (a) his Department and (b) the Physical Sciences Research Council to the development of (i) liquid metal fast breeder reactors and (ii) lead-cooled fast reactors to generate electricity in each year since 1997. | | (69375) | 712
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the likely timescale for reopening the Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant; and if he will make a statement. | | (69376) | 713
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what value of business the Post Office Card Account provided to post offices in (a) Leeds, (b) Yorkshire and (c) the UK in 2005-06. | | (68534) | 714
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans the Department has to compensate those post offices which will be adversely affected by the proposed closure of the Post Office Card Account. | | (68861) | 715
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (68999) | 716
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on how many occasions Ministers of State in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69000) | 717
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisors in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69001) | 718
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69002) | 719
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisors in his Department. | | (69003) | 720
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69004) | 721
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (69005) | 722
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (69006) | 723
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69007) | 724
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69008) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 725
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's definition is of excessive noise from aircraft; and what the World Health Organisation guidelines are on aircraft noise. | | (68298) | 726
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take in the Civil Aviation Bill to bear down on aircraft noise. | | (68332) | 727
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Road Traffic (Parking Adjudicators) (London) Regulations 1993; what recent representations he has received about the operation of these regulations; if he will place in the Library copies of such representations; and whether he has any plans (a) to amend and (b) to repeal these regulations. | | (69144) | 728
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the operation of section (a) 54 and (b) 62 of the Road Traffic (Offenders) Act 1988; what recent representations he has received about the operation of this Act; if he will place in the Library copies of such representations; and if he has any plans to (i) amend and (ii) repeal this Act. | | (69145) | 729
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list Acts which received Royal Assent between 1976 and 2006 and for which his Department has policy responsibility which remains in force. | | (69604) | 730
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the operation of (a) Regulation 16, (b) Regulation 18 and (c) Schedule 3 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of these Regulations. | | (69635) | 731
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of this Act. | | (69636) | 732
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the operation of Road Vehicle (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1971; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of these Regulations. | | (69637) | 733
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989; and what recent representations he has received about the operation of this Act. | | (69640) | 734
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the revised European Directive on driving licences; and if he will make a statement. | | (69641) | 735
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are employed by the British Railways Board (Residuary); and what that body's budget was in 2005-06. | | (68477) | 736
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the plans to regulate ship to ship oil transfer are on schedule; and if he will make a statement. | | (68945) | 737
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the economic effects of ship to ship oil transfer on (a) HM Treasury, (b) ports authorities and (c) surrounding local communities. | | (69203) | 738
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions within the past three months the Heathrow Express service has been (a) delayed by more than 15 minutes and (b) cancelled. | | (68424) | 739
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the flights taken by Ministers in his Department since 2001; and what measures to offset the carbon emissions were taken for each flight. | | (68937) | 740
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place a copy of the report into the DIRECTS project in the Library. | | (69566) | 741
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents have been recorded at level crossings in each year since 1997; and how many of these resulted in (a) death and (b) injury. | | (69601) | 742
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many level crossings have been (a) closed, (b) upgraded and (c) introduced in each region of England and Wales since 1997. | | (69609) | 743
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many level crossings there are in each parliamentary constituency in England and Wales. | | (69619) | 744
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the electrification of the Wrexham to Bidston railway line. | | (68890) | 745
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the maximum hourly landing rate at Heathrow. | | (68875) | 746
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) members of departmental staff and (b) external consultants were employed to research and write the North East Regional Planning Assessment for the railway. | | (68876) | 747
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost was of (a) preparing and (b) producing the North East Regional Planning Assessment. | | (68877) | 748
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much it cost to run (a) Haltwhistle and (b) Cramlington Railway Station between January 2004 and January 2005. | | (68878) | 749
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the meetings of each regional transport (a) board and (b) forum are open to the public. | | (69548) | 750
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the members of each regional transport (a) board and (b) forum. | | (69549) | 751
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to whom the regional transport board or forum is accountable in each of the English regions. | | (69550) | 752
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions he has made to compensate garage owners for technical difficulties with the new MOT computer system. | | (69551) | 753
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days the MOT computer system has worked without a technical problem occuring since its formal live date. | | (69552) | 754
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency on the new MOT computer system. | | (69553) | 755
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to his Answer of 10th January 2006, Official Report, column 489W, on damages, if he will make a statement on the background to the incidents where no breach of confidentiality would occur. | | (69541) | 756
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passports sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) were subsequently reported missing in each of the last 10 years; and how many owners of passports lost by the DVLA have claimed compensation during that period. | | (68707) | 757
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the additional average cost to each customer would be of secure delivery of passports returned by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority. | | (68708) | 758
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passports returned by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority have been delivered by (a) standard mail and (b) recorded delivery in the last 10 years. | | (68709) | 759
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger flights (a) commenced and (b) terminated at Liverpool John Lennon International Airport in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (69371) | 760
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger movements were recorded at Liverpool John Lennon International Airport in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (69372) | 761
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the maximum speed regularly attained by (a) passenger and (b) freight trains is on the North Wales coast line between Chester and Holyhead. | | (69430) | 762
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) incidents of objects thrown at or dropped on moving railway vehicles, (b) derailments, (c) incidents of livestock wandering onto the track, (d) collisions between moving railway vehicles and (e) suicides were recorded on the North Wales coast line between Chester and Holyhead in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (69431) | 763
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the EU Directive relating to carbotage on the UK haulage industry. | | (69528) | 764
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving instructors have been removed from the Register of Approved Driving Instructors due to convictions for sexual assault in each year since 1988; and how many days elapsed between conviction and removal in each case. | | (68420) | 765
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average age is of buses in (a) Leeds and (b) Kirklees. | | (68852) | 766
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will consider the extension of the free transport concession for those over 60 years in the West Yorkshire Metro district for bus travel to include rail travel. | | (68853) | 767
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with bus operators on (a) the reduction in services in Huddersfield and Yorkshire and (b) the introduction of free transport for the over 60s. | | (68854) | 768
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to improve the skills of bus drivers; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on this subject. | | (68855) | 769
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the skills of employees in the transport sector; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on this subject. | | (68856) | 770
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of workers in the transport sector. | | (68857) | 771
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage the recruitment of a more diverse cross section of workers in the transport sector. | | (68858) | 772
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage bus and train operators to recruit more women into the transport sector. | | (68859) | 773
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) the leaders of transport sector employers and (b) the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on their capacity to (i) train and (ii) improve the skills of their workforce. | | (68860) | 774
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures his Department is taking to encourage bus operators to introduce higher quality modern vehicles. | | (69155) | 775
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wage is of a bus driver in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds, (c) Huddersfield and (d) London. | | (69156) | 776
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will encourage passenger transport executives (a) to pilot and (b) to develop the yellow bus system for school transport. | | (69536) | 777
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) passenger transport authorities, (b) bus operators and (c) local authorities on new ways of transporting children to school. | | (69588) | 778
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what initiatives his Department has undertaken to encourage (a) passenger transport executives and (b) local authorities to develop innovative systems of transportation of school children; and what funding he has allocated for this purpose for 2006-07. | | (69590) | 779
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on their plans to promote safer, more sustainable transport for school children. | | (69591) | 780
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has evaluated the pilots of the Yellow Bus system of transporting children to school. | | (69595) | 781
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Ministerial cars are used in each Government department; what the cost was of maintaining Ministerial cars, broken down by department, in the last year for which figures are available; who supplies Ministerial cars; and what discounts the Department receives in relation to the (a) purchase and (b) hire of Ministerial cars. | | (68885) | 782
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has carried out of the (a) emission levels, (b) fuel economy, (c) cost and (d) safety of Ministerial cars. | | (68886) | 783
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69079) | 784
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions Ministers of State in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five-star, (b) four-star and (c) three-star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (69080) | 785
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five-star, (ii) four-star and (iii) three-star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (69081) | 786
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (69082) | 787
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (69083) | 788
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (69084) | 789
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost was of (a) staff away-days and (b) staff team-building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (69085) | 790
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what opportunitites exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (69086) | 791
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (69087) | 792
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (69088) | 793
N | Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will reconsider his decision on announcement boards on South-West Trains as a matter of urgency. | | (69134) | 794
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to incorporate the Westcountry coast line between Exeter and Plymouth in the Trans European Network. | | (68330) | 795
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total projected public expenditure is for all forms of national rail services for (a) London, (b) each of the English Passenger Transport Executive areas and (c) each of the English regions in each of the next six financial years. | | (68658) | 796
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the public expenditure was on all forms of national rail services for (a) London, (b) each of the English Passenger Transport Executive areas and (c) each of the English regions in each of the last 10 years. | | (68659) | 797
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total public spending (a) per head of the population and (b) per passenger was on bus services (i) including and (ii) excluding funding for concessionary travel in (A) London, (B) each of the English Passenger Transport Executive areas and (C) the rest of England in each of the last 10 years. | | (68660) | 798
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the public expenditure per head of population for public transport was in each of the English regions in each of the last 10 years calculated on the same basis as HM Treasury's public expenditure statistical analysis for all transport expenditure. | | (69162) | 799
| Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total projected public expenditure per head of population for transport is for (a) London, (b) each of the English passenger transport executive areas and (c) each of the English regions for (i) 2006-07 and (ii) each of the following five years. | | (69163) | 800
| Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected central government expenditure is per head of population for local public transport for (a) London, (b) each of the English passenger transport executive areas and (c) each of the English regions in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) each of the following five years. | | (69169) | 801
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the public expenditure per head of population was for local public transport for (a) London, (b) each of the English passenger transport executive areas and (c) each English region in each of the last 10 years; and what the basis is for his calculations. | | (69171) | 802
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the public spend per head of population for local transport overall was for (a) London, (b) each of the passenger transport executive areas in England and (c) each English region for each of the last 10 years; and on what basis this was calculated. | | (69172) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 803
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (68972) | 804
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions Ministers of State in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (68973) | 805
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have stayed overnight in (i) five star, (ii) four star and (iii) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (68974) | 806
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (68975) | 807
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (68976) | 808
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisers in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (68977) | 809
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (68978) | 810
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (68979) | 811
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (68980) | 812
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (68981) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 813
N | Vera Baird (Redcar):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the levels of carers' benefits were as a proportion of average income in 1997; what they were in the last period for which figures are available; and what changes in the level of carers' benefits have occurred since 1997. | | (68734) | 814
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role the Departmental Decision Making Standards Committee will play in monitoring (a) qualitative and (b) quantitative aspects of service; and if he will make a statement on the membership and frequency of meeting of this Committee. | | (69274) | 815
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of recent reductions in the permitted individual amounts available under the Adviser Discretion Fund; what steps he is taking to secure the maximum benefits from discretionary sums available to JobCentre Plus advisers; and if he will make a statement. | | (69275) | 816
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information he collates on the accuracy of income support calculations. | | (69276) | 817
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on recent changes in the financing of the New Deal for 50 Plus scheme; and what assessment he has made of levels of participation in the scheme since the changes were introduced. | | (69277) | 818
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department is making towards achieving compliance with Gershon efficiency targets; and if he will list the (a) reallocations of savings targets between different sections of the Department and its agencies, (b) arrangements for securing and monitoring service quality and (c) external audit of compliance with the targets which have taken place in pursuit of those targets. | | (69278) | 819
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent developments have taken place in rolling out the various releases of the Department's Customer Management Systems (CMS); what progress has been made in replacement of CMS by the BPRP/WATCH programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (69444) | 820
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefit claims is operated by the full Customer Management System, broken down by regional centres. | | (69445) | 821
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress has taken place in the development of the Building on New Deal programme. | | (69446) | 822
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a one-off payment for UK residents who reach the age of 100 years. | | (69459) | 823
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parents in Easington constituency were in receipt of income support in each year between 2001 and 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (69423) | 824
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job vacancies were on the register on average at job centres in Easington constituency in each year between 2001 and 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (69424) | 825
N | Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he is making on the cross-Government strategy for older people. | | (68269) | 826
| Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April 2006, Official Report, column 719W, on National Insurance, what proportion of those who attended a Jobcentre Plus Evidence of Identity interview were referred to the Immigration and Nationality Department; and what proof of identity is normally required at a Jobcentre Plus Evidence of Identity interview. | | (68908) | 827
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made about the Jobcentre service in North and West Kent since 1st October 2005. | | (68559) | 828
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average payment of pension credit was in Midlothian in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (68891) | 829
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Midlothian are in receipt of pension credit. | | (69199) | 830
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the changes to the terms of prescription for Prescribed Disease A11 to be put in place. | | (69201) | 831
N | Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultation he has conducted with customers and sub-postmasters on the ending of the use of the Post Office Card Account for payment of pensions and benefits. | | (68276) | 832
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of private sector employees with final salary pension schemes in (a) 1997 and (b) 2005. | | (69458) | 833
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents were non-compliant with the Child Support Agency in each of the last five years. | | (69527) | 834
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received incapacity benefit in each year since 1991, broken down by the condition that enables them to claim this benefit. | | (68863) | 835
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit recipients experienced (a) mental and (b) behavioural disorder in each year since 1992, broken down by the type of disorder. | | (68864) | 836
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions (a) civil servants in his Department and (b) special advisers have stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels in each of the last three years. | | (68989) | 837
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years. | | (68990) | 838
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discounts are available in relation to hotel accommodation used by (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department. | | (68991) | 839
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid in (a) salary, (b) travelling expenses, (c) subsistence allowance and (d) removal expenses to special advisors in his private office in each of the last five years. | | (68992) | 840
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost was of (a) staff away days and (b) staff team building exercises in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (68993) | 841
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what opportunities exist for people to work beyond retirement age in his Department. | | (68994) | 842
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of his private office staff is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled. | | (68995) | 843
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of the staff in his Department is (a) male, (b) female and (c) disabled, broken down by grade. | | (68996) | 844
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (68997) | 845
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions Ministers of State in his Department stayed overnight in (a) five star, (b) four star and (c) three star hotels on foreign visits in each of the last three years. | | (68998) | 846
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to prepare guidance on safety for those companies which operate car park barriers. | | (68865) | 847
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a category of attendance allowance which exempts an individual from vehicle excise duty; and if he will make a statement. | | (69468) | 848
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will seek an increase in funding of the Financial Assistance Scheme in the next spending review; and if he will make a statement. | | (69544) | 849
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional resources his Department estimates would be needed to extend the provision of the Financial Assistance Scheme to those aged (a) between 59 and 62, (b) between 55 and 59 and (c) under 55; and if he will make a statement. | | (69545) | 850
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of (a) pensioner households and (b) female pensioners in (i) Wales, (ii) Scotland and (iii) England he estimates will be eligible to claim pension credit in (A) 2010, (B) 2015, (C) 2020 and (D) 2025; and if he will make a statement. | | (69546) | 851
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of female pensioners were (a) eligible to claim and (b) receiving pension credit in (i) the UK, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) England in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (69554) | 852
| Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average income was for (a) the lowest earning 40 per cent. and (b) the highest earning 40 per cent. of the population in (i) Swindon and (ii) England in (A) 1997 and (B) 2005. | | (69136) | 853
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the basis was of his calculations of the cost of fulfilling the requirements of the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report on pension schemes. | | (69373) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 854
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the pregnancies rates for (a) 15 to 16 and (b) 13 to 14 year olds were in the last period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (69661) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 855
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when the inquest into the death of Bernadette Graham of Cushendall will be completed. | | [Transferred] (69460) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 856
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, under what legislation children attending (a) primary and (b) secondary schools receive free school meals; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (69622) | 857
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children attending (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Southend-on-Sea, (ii) Essex, (iii) each local authority in Hertfordshire and (iv) England received free school meals in each year since 1990; and what estimate he has made of the number of children who will receive free school meals for each of the next five years. | | [Transferred] (69623) | 858
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on (i) the take-up and (ii) the quality of free school meals in (A) primary and (B) secondary school children; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (69624) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 859
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on tackling fuel poverty in England and Wales during 2005-06; how much is proposed to be spent during 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (69152) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 860
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list the directives in respect of which the European Commission has taken the UK Government to court for failing to transpose them into national law since 1997. | | [Transferred] (69519) | Questions to the Solicitor General 861
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions there have been Crown appeals against the length of a sentence in Northern Ireland's High Court in the last three years. | | [Transferred] (69471) |
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